HONORS
2019 & 2020 Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Conference USA Player of the Week (Nov. 18, 2019)
2019-20 (So.)
Played 29 games, making 23 starts … led the team in scoring (13.7), field goals made (131), dunks (21) and blocks (16) … was second in three-pointers (75), steals (27) and free throw percentage (82.4%) … third in rebounds per game (5.5) … ranked sixth in Conference USA in three-pointers made per game (2.6), 11th in free throw percentage, 13th in scoring, 14th in defensive rebounds (4.3) and 15th in rebounding … fourth on the school sophomore list in three-pointers (75) and three-pointers attempted (204), seventh in three-point field goal percentage (36.8%) and free throw percentage (82.4%) and 10th in blocks (16) … recorded 25 double-figure scoring games and two double-doubles … led the team with six 20-point games … blocked a career-high four shots versus Wayland Baptist (11/10) … scored a career-high 25 points on five three-pointers at Northwestern State (11/12) … scored 18 points on five three-pointers to cap off a 22-point comeback at UC Santa Barbara (11/16) … his performance against Northwestern State and UCSB earned him Conference USA Player of the Week honors (11/18) … recorded first career double-double versus St. Thomas (12/19), scoring 21 points and grabbing a career-high 10 rebounds … also had 10 rebounds at North Texas (1/20) … scored 12 points and had a career-high six assists against FIU (1/11) … scored 20 points on a career-high six three-pointers at Louisiana Tech (1/16), where he became the 27th player in school history with 100 career three-pointers … scored 20 points and grabbed five rebounds at Southern Miss (1/18) … scored 21 points and had nine rebounds at Middle Tennessee (2/8) … had a career-high four steals against Charlotte (2/15) … scored 21 points and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds versus Middle Tennessee (3/1) … scored 18 points, all in the second half, against FIU in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament (3/11).
2018-19 (Fr.)
Played in all 32 games, making one start … averaged 8.4 points … fourth in Conference USA in three-point field goal percentage (42.1%) and 14th in three-pointers made per game (2.0) … second on the team with 64 three-pointers … set the school freshman record for three-point field goal percentage (42.1%) and is second for three-pointers made (64) … had 12 double-figure scoring games … saw first career action against Saint Leo (11/6), scoring three points … had five points and four rebounds vs. Northwestern State (11/17) … scored six points on a pair of three-pointers at BYU (11/21) … had 11 points and three, three-pointers vs. Lamar (12/1) … grabbed four rebounds vs. UC Santa Barbara (12/15) … scored 13 points at UTRGV (12/18) … scored 12 points against Southern Miss (1/3) … scored eight points and grabbed a career-high six rebounds vs. Louisiana Tech (1/5) … scored 10 points on three, three-pointers at UTSA (1/10) … scored 18 points and made four three-pointers at North Texas (1/19) … had 18 points and four three-pointers vs. Middle Tennessee (1/24) … set career-highs with 24 points and five three-pointers while going a career-best 6-of-6 from the free throw line against UAB (1/26) … scored 12 points on four-of-five from three while recording a career-high three steals at Charlotte (1/31) … recorded 14 points and tied a career-high with six rebounds at UTEP (2/23) … made first career start at Charlotte (3/6) … scored 14 points against Marshall in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament (3/13).
Cary Academy
Led Cary Academy to a 14-8 record ... averaged 24.7 points and 7.4 rebounds while connecting on 49.4% from the floor, 43.6% from three and 85.8% from three ... named All-Metro by the Raleigh News & Observer ... as a junior, averaged 22.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists while connecting on 54% from the floor, 47% from three and 93% from the free throw line ... earned Triangle Independent School Athletic Conference (TISAC) All-Conference ... in his career, averaged 22 points while shooting 53% from the floor, 45% from three and 93% from the charity stripe ... is the school leader in field goals made, three-pointers made and free throws made.
Personal
Born in Durham, N.C. ... Son of Kenneth and Albeda Murphy ... Father, Kenneth, played basketball at East Carolina from 1986-88...Rice Major: Undeclared (Social Sciences Division).